Palettes / Colors / #D76079

#D76079 — Red

#D76079 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #D76079 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D76079 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #60D7BD; it also sits naturally between #D760B5 and #D78260. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 38% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 44% · Key 16%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D76079

.text { color: #D76079; }
.background { background-color: #D76079; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D76079; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 96, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 60%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D76079; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 96, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D76079; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 96, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D76079">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D76079">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #60D7BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D76079: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D76079

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D76079 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D76079 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D76078  ·  #D7607A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D76079?

#D76079 is Red, a red color (RGB 215, 96, 121). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D76079?

#D76079 is RGB 215, 96, 121 — HSL 347°, 60%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 44%, 16%.

What colors go with #D76079?

Its complement is #60D7BD; analogous partners are #D760B5 and #D78260. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D76079 for text?

Black text on #D76079 has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.